Crop from full frame

NGC 5426 and NGC 5427 are an interacting pair of spiral galaxies in Virgo and are 130 Million light years away.
Each galaxy is about 2.5 arc min in apparent size.

*NB: No Blur Exterminator or other AI based sharpening, was used on this data.

Orion Optics UK AG12 F3.8
Starlightxpress TRIUS PRO-694 Midi Combi PRO Blue Edition incl.CFW & OAG unit
LRGB = 360min, 60min, 60min, 60min Combined total exposure 9hrs
Astronomik Deep-Sky LRGB and 6nm Ha filters
-20C chip temp, flats used but no dark frames.
Focal length 1120mm
Image scale 0.84"/pix
FLI Atlas Focuser
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar PRO

Comments
Data collected 18 & 19 May 2023, new moon, good seeing (FWHM during collection of Lum 1.5"-2.0")
and excellent transparency

Taken from Eagleview Observatory:

https://pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/eagleview_observatory

Equipment setup:

https://pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/173097781/original

Some links to equipment used to take this image:

Sidereal Trading

https://www.siderealtrading.com.au/

StarlightXpress CCD Cameras and imaging equipment

http://www.sxccd.com/products

Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras:

http://www.flicamera.com/

Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters:

http://www.astronomik.com/en/home

http://www.gerdneumann.net/

MSB Software & Astroart Camera control and Image processing software

http://www.msb-astroart.com/